Storming Through It

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Storm mode again across southern New England this morning as I spend it with my meteorological BFF. It's a storm you would likely find this time of year....rain, wind and snow confined to the higher elevations of southern New England. No different this morning with the rain/snow line charging north into New Hampshire as I blog. Most towns in the Worcester Hills picking up between 1-4" of snow (higher amounts at the higher elevations).

Now it becomes a rain & wind storm. A big storm means a big bag of rain and many towns will get drenched with 1-2" of rain before tapering off by 5pm. Wind will also be an issue--especially along the coastline. Look for wind gusts between 30-40mph (gusts out on Cape Cod up near 50mph) for much of the day. That wind will peel out of here about the same time as the rain does...5-6pm. That wind is from the east and it will push & pile water up along the coastline setting the stage for the threat of minor coastal flooding at the midday high tide (12:07pm)

Usually with big storms, it's one nasty day and done-boom!,  back to sunshine. Sorry Charlie, not this time as our storm slams on the breaks and hangs with us for the rest of the week. Thankfully, it will weaken with each passing hour so by tomorrow we still have a cloudy day but only a few showers and much less wind. Raw with temps in the low 40s. Friday offers more clouds & still the risk of a shower at any time. Temps will be a little bit cooler--only flirting with 40.

The good news is we can get the sun back into New England by the weekend---a storm free weekend. Sweet.

-JR (And Pete too)

Come On Ride The Train

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Heavy rain is on the move! All afternoon long it was stalled over Western Massachusetts and Connecticut. Heavy pulses of rain traveled over the same towns and cities - a process meteorologists call "training" - resulting in flash flooding in some counties to our west.

Unsettling

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Another day where we have cool, ocean air battling warmer land air leading to a clash of air. That means clouds, drizzle, fog, humidity (frizzy hair) for much of the day. It's not a washout though. The highest chance of rain is this morning--until 9:30am and then later this afternoon (after 3pm). In between, you will see a lot of clouds but also some sunshine at times. Even limited sun will be able to shove temps well into the 70s. This warm & humid air is what will lead to another round of showers & t-storms later today. Some of the storms will be intense. Like the past two days the strongest storms will be in western New England. Only isolated showers/ thunderstorms are expected along the coastline later today. Sox game will have the risk of some showers but they should be able to play that game. Welcome back Tito!

Saved by The Sea Breeze

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Although my forecast was busted today, there was one good thing that came out of it.

Stability.

That gray overcast that hung over the eastern half of the Commonwealth provided a stablizing influence to our atmosphere. The cool air blowing in from the ocean kept the temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s all the way back to Metrowest. While that makes for lousy short-and-t-shirt weather, it is poison to thunderstorms.

Wild & Wacky

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Wild temperatures yesterday---from the 80s down into the low 60s in just an hour AND some heavy duty thunderstorms. The reason was a cool front that dropped in from Maine. That front is in western New England this morning and it's a chameleon as it will become a warm front and try to warm things back up during the day.